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June 26, 1998

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Cardinals 1 4 0
Twins 5 12 0
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Cardinals 1 4 0
Twins 5 12 0

Orlando Merced Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .280
OBP .667 .328
At Bats 3 168
Hits 2 47
• Singles 2 32
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 26

Rich Croushore Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 3
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - June 26, 1998
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Out
Rich Croushore
Tom Pagnozzi
Mark McGwire
Delino DeShields
Gary Gaetti
Luis Ordaz
John Mabry
Ray Lankford
Willie McGee
Orlando Merced
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merced for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Cordova hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Lawton hits a line drive into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gates hits a popup beyond third. Gaetti can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Nixon scores.
Bottom 8 There goes Nixon. The throw from Pagnozzi and he is safe. Nixon steals second.
Bottom 8 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Rich Croushore now pitching. Stahoviak hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hector Carrasco now pitching. McGwire hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McGee hits a line drive into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Eddie Guardado now pitching. DeShields strikes out.
Bottom 7 Meares hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Steinbach hits a fly ball into left field. Mabry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Lankford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ordaz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Steinbach settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Pagnozzi takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out. Gaetti moves to second.
Top 7 Gaetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Lankford hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Mike Trombley now pitching. Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gates fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Cordova strikes out. There goes Lawton. The throw from Pagnozzi to Ordaz, and Lawton is out.
Bottom 6 Lawton is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Gates hits a fly ball into right field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McGwire hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stahoviak settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 DeShields hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Nixon strikes out.
Bottom 5 Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stahoviak for the out.
Bottom 5 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ordaz hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Pagnozzi strikes out.
Top 5 Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops it up and throws to first, with Swindell covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Acevedo fires to first and picks off Walker.
Bottom 4 Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cordova scores.
Bottom 4 Merced hits a line drive beyond second. DeShields can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Cordova moves to third.
Bottom 4 Cordova hits a line drive beyond short. Ordaz can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 4 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 4 Lankford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lankford for the out. Jordan moves to third.
Top 4 Jordan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Jordan reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. DeShields scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Nixon. The throw from Pagnozzi and he is out, Ordaz applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 McGee hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Greg Swindell now pitching. DeShields hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Swindell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Ordaz hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Pagnozzi strikes out.
Bottom 2 Stahoviak strikes out.
Bottom 2 Meares hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Walker hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mabry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stahoviak scoops it up and throws to first, with Morgan covering, for the out.
Top 2 Gaetti takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Lankford strikes out.
Top 2 Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Steinbach strikes out.
Bottom 1 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cordova moves to second.
Bottom 1 Cordova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Lawton hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordaz scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 1 Nixon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 DeShields hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.